Characterizing biomarker features of cognitively normal individuals with ventriculomegaly.
Title | Characterizing biomarker features of cognitively normal individuals with ventriculomegaly. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Li X, Ba M, Ng KPin, Mathotaarachchi S, Pascoal TA, Rosa-Neto P, Gauthier S |
Journal | Alzheimers Dement (Amst) |
Volume | 10 |
Pagination | 12-21 |
Date Published | 2018 |
ISSN | 2352-8729 |
Abstract | Introduction: The clinical significance of ventriculomegaly in cognitively normal elderly individuals remains unclear.Methods: We selected cognitively normal individuals (n = 425) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database and calculated Evans index (EI) based on the ratio of the frontal horn and skull diameter. We defined ventriculomegaly as EI ≥ 0.30, and the participants were stratified into EI ≥ 0.30 group and EI < 0.30 group. Neuropsychological, imaging, and fluid biomarker profiles between the two groups were then compared using regression models.Results: A total of 96 (22.5%) individuals who had ventriculomegaly performed worse on the cognitive tests; showed smaller hippocampal volume but larger caudate, cingulate, and paracentral gyrus volumes; and displayed lower positron emission tomography [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose standardized uptake value ratio but higher amyloid burden represented by higher [18F]florbetapir standardized uptake value ratio and lower cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β 1-42 levels compared to those without ventriculomegaly.Discussion: Asymptomatic ventriculomegaly might be an early imaging signature of preclinical Alzheimer's disease and/or normal pressure hydrocephalus. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.dadm.2017.08.001 |
Alternate Journal | Alzheimers Dement (Amst) |
PubMed ID | 29159265 |